Tangerine Dream is a German electronic band established in 1969 by Edgar Froese (1944–2015). They emerged at the forefront of the Krautrock movement with the 1970 Ohr release Electronic Meditation, recorded by the original trio with Klaus Schulze and Conrad Schnitzler. Froese reconfigured the group with Christopher Franke and Steve Schroyder for their 1971 second […]
Klaus Schulze (1947–2022) was a German keyboardist, percussionist, and producer who played in the initial lineups of Tangerine Dream and Ash Ra Tempel. In 1972, he debuted as a solo artist with the album Irrlicht on Ohr. Twelve further albums appeared between 1973 and 1980, mostly on Brain. Background Klaus Schulze was born on August […]
Ash Ra Tempel was a German space-rock band that released four albums between 1971 and 1973 on Ohr. Guitarist/keyboardist Manuel Göttsching made a 1975 solo album then trimmed the name to Ashra for a late-Seventies run on Virgin Records. Members: Manuel Göttsching (guitar, vocals, electronics), Hartmut Enke (bass, guitar, electronics, 1970-73), Klaus Schulze (drums, steel […]
French Skyline is an album by American electronic combo Earthstar, produced by Klaus Schulze and released in 1979 on Sky Records. Tracklist: Latin Sirens Face The Wall A1. “Part I. Sirens” (4:14) A2. “Part II. The Amazon” (10:18) A3. “Part III. The Flourishing Illusion” (5:07) B1. “Splendored Skies And Angels” (6:21) French Sky Lines Suite […]
Go is a collaborative album between Japanese avant-garde/classical percussionist Stomu Yamashta, English jazz-rock/soul keyboardist/vocalist Steve Winwood, and American jazz-funk/rock drummer Michael Shrieve, with contributions from German electronic musician Klaus Schulze and American jazz-rock guitarist Al Di Meola. The album was released in 1976 on Island. Musically, the album synthesizes various elements of the recent works by […]
Mirage is the seventh solo album by German electronic musician Klaus Schulze, released in 1977 on Brain/Island. Tracklist: A. “Velvet Voyage” (28:26) — a. 1984 — b. Aéronef — c. Eclipse — d. Exvasion — e. Lucidinterspace — f. Destinationvoid B. “Crystal Lake” (29:09) — a. Xylotones — b. Crom Waves — c. Willowdreams — […]
